Girls' name · since 1982
Raeven
Raeven has 800 recorded births since 1982 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1993 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,720 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,656 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 800
- born since 1982
- 1990s
- peak decade
800 babies have been named Raeven since 1982, making it today's #9656 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Raeven recorded 800 times among girls since 1982, holding rank #9656 nationally today, ahead of 44% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2025.
- #8,720 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,656 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 800 born since 1982
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raeven ranks #8,720 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,656 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 800 born since 1982, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,720 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,656 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 800
- born since 1982
- 1990s
- peak decade
Raeven's 800 recorded births place it above 87.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Raeven compares
800 Top 36% higher than 64% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Raeven's all-time total is 113% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Raeven | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 800 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 69 | 21 | 19,840 |
Raeven's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Raeven's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 26% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 74%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1988, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 69, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Raeven popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 69
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Raeven by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (433 births, 54% of the file).
1990s was Raeven's strongest decade.
433 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Raeven births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 39
1980s
39 births
- 1990s
1990s
433 births
- 2000s
2000s
187 births
- 2010s 96
2010s
96 births
- 2020s 45
2020s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 433 births (54% of all-time use).
How Raeven compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Raeven's total volume
Raeven by state
Where Raeven concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 56 | 7.0% |
| #2 | California | | 36 | 4.5% |
| #3 | Virginia | | 10 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.6% |
56 of 800 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Raeven's data
- Raeven's decade-level peak was the 1990s (433 total births); usage has since declined to 45 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Raevens (56 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Raeven: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~43 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1982–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Raeven draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.